Fob-bar.



No.l 737,062.

' PATENTED AUG. 25.1903. B. A. BENNETT.

POB BAR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 29. 1903.

,No MODEL.

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ivo. 737,062.

UNITED STATES atented August 25, 1905;. l l

PATENT OEEICE.

Flo-EAR.v

SPECIFICATION forming part of' Letters Patent No. 737,062, dated August 25, 19073.

Application nea May 29, 190s. serial No. 159.267. oro man.)

T0 @ZZ whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, EDGAR A. BENNETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Provi` dence, in the countyof Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fob Bars, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to the bars from which fobs depend and when constructed as herein set forth may be utilized for ornamentalor supporting purposes intermediate the length of the fob. It is designed for use upon fabric fobs and has forits primary purpose a facile and cheap means of engaging the fabric and without theuse of solder.

Another purpose is to provide a means of fastening which while secure will admit disengagement of parts Without defacement whenever it is desired to substitute a fresh fob-ribbon or expose an unsoiled portion of the worn ribbon. l y

To the above ends my invention consists in the novel arrangement and Vcombination of parts hereinafter set forth, and-illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein-" Figure l is a perspective view of a fob provided with my new bar; Fig.Y 2, a like view of the shell or sleeve portion of the bar; Fig. 3, a transverse section ofthevlatter on line Aa a of Fig. 2; Fig. 4, a perspective view of the tube or core; Fig. 5, a transverse section of the latter on line b b of Fig. 4; Fig; 6, a detail view of the securing-pins; Fig. 7, a perspective view of the parts in progress of assemblage Fig. 8, a longitudinal section of the shell of the completely-engaged bar, showing the pins in side elevation; and Fig. 9, a transverse section of the engaged bar on line c c of Fig. 8.

Like reference-letters indicate like parts throughout the views. i

In detail my bar consists of a cylindrical shell or sleeve d, composed of gold, brass, or other springy metal, provided with a longitudinal slit or opening e and a suspension-ring f. A cylindrical core g, preferably tubular in form and of less external diameter than the internal diameter of the shell, is designed for insertion within the latter. The ribbon h of the'fob surrounds this core intermediate the same and the shell. As' security against any l provided with an enlarged head 7c, which i abuts against the ends of the assembled parts. The diameter of the pin -shank t' is sufficiently great to engage the tube frictionally. Vhile slit caps swaged over the eX- posed ends of the fob -bar might insure the parts against displacement, I tindtheuSe of pins more practical and more ornamental.

The parts are assembled thus: The ribbon h is folded over an oblong' thin metal blade Z, Fig. 7 and forced through the slit e of the shell d into contact with the inner wall thereof, whereupon the blade l is longitudinally withdrawn and the core g inserted into the fabriclined shell. The pins vl are next forced into the ends of the core,and the headsk insure the assembled parts against displacement Whenever the friction between the assembled parts are insufficient for the purpose.

I find my new bar adapted not only for the suspension of the fob, but also applicable for ornamental purposes upon the face of the ribbon, as d', Fig. 1, Whereon may be suspended from the ring f any desired ornament or locket fm. V

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is* x 1. In a fob-bar, the combination with an outer shell provided with a longitudinal slit, of a core within the shell provided with openings in its extremities, pins adapted ,tol enter the openings, and heads upon the pins.

2. In a fob-bar, the combination with an outer shell provided with a longitudinal slit, of a tubular core within the shell, and tapering members provided with enlarged extremities adapted to frictionally enter the ends of the core and abut against the shell.

3. In a fob, the combination with the ribbon provided with a transverse fold of a core within. the fold, a shell over the fold adapted to hold the ribbon in contact with the core, and means upon the extremity of the core for preventing displacement of the parts.

4. In a fob, the Combination With the lb- In testimony Wl'leleof have :Lixed lnysigbon provided with 5L transverse fold of :t eole nature in presence of two Witnesses. within the fold, means upon the exterior of 1 1 i I v 41 1 Y *y 17' Y. the told for holdmg the rlbbon 1n Contact LDGA M A bLNNLll 5 with the core, and means fretonztlly engztg- \\T'1t11esses:

ing the core for preventing` displacement of IIORATIO E. BELLOWS,

MAY E. GALLAGHER.

the parts. 

